Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
49ers and Broncos discussed Aqib Talib trade, but ESPN reports it won’t get done
Videos are auto-populated by an affiliate. This site has no control over the videos that appear above.
Dianna Russini of ESPN is reporting that there have been trade talks between the San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos for veteran cornerback Aqib Talib. However, she also states that it doesn't look like a deal will get done.
According to a tweet by Russini, Talib prefers to be released by the Broncos so he can choose his destination – with the New England Patriots being his top choice.
In January, Mike Klis of KUSA/9News
first reported that the Broncos were expected to put Talib on the trading block due to his salary. The star cornerback has two years left on his contract with salaries of $11 million in 2018 and $8 million in 2019.
Talib, who was selected for his fifth-straight Pro Bowl this season, had 31 combined tackles, seven passes defensed, and an interception returned for a touchdown in 2017. He was a first-team All-Pro in 2016.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers made Talib the 20th overall pick in the 2008 draft. In 2012, he was traded to the New England Patriots following a four-game suspension for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances. Talib signed a six-year, $57 million contract with the Broncos in 2014 and contributed to the team's Super Bowl 50 run a season later.
Over his 10 NFL seasons, Talib has registered 425 combined tackles, 34 interceptions, 118 passes defensed, four forced fumbles, and a quarterback sack. He has started at least 15 regular-season games in three of his four seasons with Denver.
The cornerback position is a top need for the 49ers, who have a promising young talent in Ahkello Witherspoon. However, he has just nine starts under his belt as a rookie in 2017. Opposite Witherspoon was Dontae Johnson, whose play was erratic this past season. Johnson, who is scheduled to become a free agent next week, was benched twice late last year.
Related News
Facebook Comments
More San Francisco 49ers News
ESPN analyst: I 'dominated' mock draft for 49ers
Matt Miller, a longtime San Francisco 49ers fan and ESPN analyst, recently conducted a mock draft using ESPN Analytics' mock draft simulator. Proud of his projections, Miller shared the results on social media.
Basically DOMINATED this mock draft for the 49ers.https://t.co/j7ag09VRAY pic.twitter.com/COOE0M1eku— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) April
ESPN's Mel Kiper, Jr. grades the 49ers draft
Mel Kiper, Jr., of ESPN, has covered the NFL Draft for decades. Each year, he hands out his draft grades after the draft is over, grading each team on how well they performed, in his estimation. There were a couple of moments in the 2024 draft in which Kiper said the San Francisco 49ers reached for a player. I expected Kiper's opinion of the 49ers' draft to be lower than the B- he gave them. But a B-, while it isn't great, isn't terrible either.
You can't genuinely grade a draft before the class has a chance to play even one game. It takes time to see what each player will do. That
ESPN: Two 49ers draft picks raise questions about roster's future
ESPN recently examined the biggest post-draft questions for each NFL team, and following a rumor-filled 2024 NFL Draft, many are pondering what the San Francisco 49ers' plans for the wide receiver position might entail.
There was chatter surrounding a potential Brandon Aiyuk trade leading up to the draft and throughout the first round, but that never materialized. Then, after the surprising selection of wide receiver Ricky Pearsall with the No. 31 overall pick, the rumor mill shifted to Deebo Samuel's uncertain future and whether the draft selection might indicate the 49ers are preparing for eventual life without
Video reaction: C.J. Stroud raves about Ricky Pearsall pick; Pearsall and family thrilled to get unexpected call from 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers' selection of University of Florida wide receiver Ricky Pearsall with the 31st overall pick in round one of the 2024 NFL Draft certainly drew its share of reactions, both positive and negative.
Some pundits scratched their heads at the selection, but the viewpoint from NFL players seems quite different. Wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk sent his approval of the pick to 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, calling it a "fire pick," while another player, Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud, raved about the pick
